"I love racing anywhere in NSW because I always find myself racing better at home in the cooler water.

"I think it's because I am a bigger guy. Everything shows when it is hotter I sweat more and dehydrated faster.

"I've recently been doing some research and testing in this. I loose the salt and sodium faster which causes you to hit the wall."

Poole is a massive 22 kilos heavier than New Zealand ironman Max Beattie and 10 plus kilos more than the likes of former Nutri-Grain champions Shannon Eckstein, last round winner Ali Day and flat mate Matt Bevilacqua.